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Legal Status of Caspian Sea
Introduction
The Caspian Sea is the biggest enclosed body of water on Earth, having an even larger area than that of the American Great Lakes or that of Lake Victoria in East Africa. The length of the

TEHRAN, Feb. 10 (MNA) – An official of Iranian Oil Terminals Company (IOTC) has said operation of new oil storage facilities will improve Iran’s oil swap capacity.
Hamid Reza Shahdoust who was talking to reporters on Wednesday

TEHRAN, Feb. 14 (MNA) – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has published its latest version of the Food Chain Crisis Early Warning Bulletin for the period January-March 2016 that indicating that Dieback of

TEHRAN, Aug. 18 (MNA) – Funded by Iran National Science Foundation (INSF), a group of researchers at Khorramshahr University of Marine Science and Technology, Iran, monitored the heavy metal pollution in Anzali Wetland.
The study was

Topaz Energy and Marine has signed a contract with BP to provide 14 offshore support vessels to support projects in Azerbaijan.
Dubai-based Topaz, which is a subsidiary of Oman’s Renaissance Services, said that the deal would cover a five-year period, plus

Topaz Energy and Marine has signed a contract with BP to provide 14 offshore support vessels to support projects in Azerbaijan.
Dubai-based Topaz, which is a subsidiary of Oman’s Renaissance Services, said that the deal would cover a five-year period, plus

Russian plans to build new gas pipelines to Europe are politically motivated with little economic logic, a senior U.S. official said.
President Vladimir Putin has proposed new links to Europe via the Baltic and Black Sea that would bypass an existing transit corridor

/By Azernews/
By Aynur Karimova
Azerbaijan and Iran, both nations enjoying huge natural gas reserves in the world, have a potential to become key suppliers of gas to the European market, Omid Shokri Kalehsar believes.
The energy

By Amina Nazarli
Baku is one of the most fantastic places in the world, located at the meeting-point of Europe and Asia.
Few cities in the world are changing as quickly as Baku and nowhere else in Eurasia,

With the break-up of the Soviet Union and the troubles prevalent in the Balkans there has been much renewed interest in the early history of Eastern Europe. Troubles have fuelled nationalist tendencies in the region and there has been much

Russia's plans to introduce a new amphibious assault ship into its Caspian Flotilla has raised questions among just which of its neighbors' shores Russia envisages assaulting.
The new ship will join the Caspian Flotilla next year, according to a report by

Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think.
“Of course we need a different energy model,” Alberto Santoro states emphatically. “It is

Diplomatic attention has intensified on the project of the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline (TCGP) while both obstacles to and incentives for its realization increase. Turkmenistan's commitment to the project may be inferred from the finally completed construction of its East-West Pipeline

Tehran, March 9, IRNA – FAO Representative to the Islamic Republic of Iran and to the Economic Cooperation Organization Serge Nakouzi on Wednesday acknowledged a contract with Japan International Cooperation Agency to revitalize Lake Orumiyeh.
The plan

Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Iran, which are the five Caspian littoral states, have convened in Ashkhabad, Turkmenistan from January 27-29 to talk about the legal status of the sea. The Caspian Sea has been a cause

By Vagif Sharifov, Anakhanum Khidayatova – Trend:
Trend Agency has had an exclusive interview with the President of Georgia Giorgi Margvelashvili, who earlier arrived in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to take part in the Fourth Global Baku Forum.
The interview with

On February 23, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev visited Tehran, where he met with his Iranian counterpart, Hassan Rouhani. Notably, the two presidents signed 11 memoranda of understanding (MoU) across several areas of cooperation, including energy, the economy and transport (IRNA,

Keppel FELS, a wholly owned subsidiary of Keppel Offshore & Marine (Keppel O&M) is on track to deliver a fifth high-specification accommodation semisubmersible (semi) to Floatel International Ltd (Floatel) on time, on budget and with a perfect safety record.

Kazakhstan is embarking on some of the most ambitious reforms in its independent history as President Nursultan Nazarbayev moves to implement his election campaign platform of five institutional reforms.
President Nazarbayev announced in his inaugural speech last May that a “Plan

Aer Lingus business class wins wine award Aer Lingus has won an award for the red wine served in business class in the prestigious Business Traveller magazine Cellar in the Sky Awards.
The wine chosen by food consultant

By Aygun Badalova, Elena Kosolapova - Trend:
The Southern Gas Corridor, which proposes gas supplies from the Caspian region to Europe, is an essential project and must be supported, the British Transatlantic and Caucasus Studies Institute director Ziba Norman told Trend.
“The

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The terror attacks on Turkey will have no effect, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev, while making the statement for the media, following the fifth meeting of the Turkey-Azerbaijan High-Level Strategic Cooperation Council in Ankara, March 15.
“First of all, on behalf

Trend:
Azerbaijan’s state oil company SOCAR will use a suite of Honeywell UOP technologies to modernize its oil refinery in Baku, to produce high-quality gasoline that meets stricter emission standards, Honeywell (HON) reported.
Honeywell is a Fortune 100 diversified technology and manufacturing

In a week that saw Russia pulling some of its armed forces out of Syria and signs of increasing cooperation between Russia and the US in the region, it is important to examine Russian interest in energy, and particularly gas,

By Prof. Dr. Rovshan Ibrahimov*
Dr. Vassilios Sitaras recently published a policy brief for CCEE titled “Transporting Gas Across the Caspian: A New Option”, proposing an alternative method for delivering natural gas from Turkmenistan across the Caspian Sea to Azerbaijan and

Dubai, UAE - Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company, today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2015 (in the following referred to as "the period").
Business Highlights
· Net Profit for the period was US$

Donald Trump, the Republican front-runner for the 2016 presidential nomination, said he favors better relations with Russia and the rest of the world. He also questioned the need to spend a “fortune” on NATO, advocating a non-interventionist foreign policy.
Trump held

Each year, we send our editors and writers on a mission to find the destinations on the vanguard of the travel. The major takeaway from our 28 favorites of 2016? The entire world is getting more adventurous.

By Emil Ilgar – Trend:
Iran is in talks to purchase the shares of an oil refinery or build a new refinery in Spain, Abbas Kazemi, the managing director of National Iranian Oil Refining and Distribution Company (NIORDC) told Shana.
He didn't

Russia's "Krasnoye Sormovo" shipyard will sign a contract to build two tankers for Azerbaijan till the end of March, General Director Nikolai Zharkov said reporters on Friday, according to TASS.
"Until the end of March will sign a contract with a

Iran using Asian help to revamp refineries
Iran said on Friday that it is working with Asian investors and builders to revamp several of its key refineries.
Abbas Kazemi, the managing director of the National Iranian Oil Refining and

Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan take orders from Moscow, Washington, and Beijing. He describes this geopolitical concept as a

By Emil Ilgar – Trend:
Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline project, is not dead and negotiations over realization of the project continue, the Managing Director of National Iranian Gas Company Hamid Reza Iraqi told Fars News Agency.
"Pakistan has agreed to build a 100km-pipeline

Kazakhstan is a top-10 country in many things. Being the world’s ninth biggest country it is the largest economy in Central Asia and second largest among former Soviet Republics. Kazakhstan’s land holds the entire periodic table of elements with active

UK flowmeter specialist Litre Meter has supplied a large range of its popular VFF flowmeters for the Shah Deniz gas fields located in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan. The orders called for various specifications of meter, which were configured and

The Caspian Sea is an important, if often overlooked, region in regard to many of the challenges the U.S. faces around the world, such as a resurgent Russia, an emboldened Iran, wavering allies, growing China, and the rise of Islamic

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A 146-kilometer Yoloten-Tahtabazar power transmission line has been constructed in Turkmenistan towards Afghanistan, the Turkmen government said March 26.
A scheme of the route of the new transmission line was delivered to Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov during a meeting of the

Topaz Energy and Marine, a leading offshore support vessel company, today announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2015.
Business Highlights
* Net Profit for the period was US$ 20.8m before exceptional items, impairment charge

urkmenistan's armed forces are conducting unprecedented large-scale, unannounced exercises, an indication of the growing importance the country's government is placing on its defense.
The exercises began "in the dead of night" between Friday and Saturday, on a personal command of President

Trend:
Documents on bilateral cooperation in the fields of construction, as well as the purchase and sale of agricultural and industrial equipment have been signed between companies and economic entities of Turkmenistan and Russia, the ministry of foreign affairs of Turkmenistan

ran's ambitious project to build a 'trans-Iranian' canal from the Caspian Sea to the Persian Gulf will only be possible with Russia's help, says Bahram Amirahmadiyan, an expert on political geography at the University of Tehran.
Over the weekend, media

By Elena Kosolapova - Trend: Despite the fact that the European Union is ready to resume talks with Russia over the South Stream gas pipeline, the project should fully comply with the rules of the Third Energy Package, independent European

Ever since relations between the United States and Iran grew strained after the Iranian revolution in 1979, as a nation, we have had limited access to the Caspian Sea, the sturgeon fish that reside there, and the roe contained in

By Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service
Police and officers of other security agencies raided 11 church premises and homes of the leaders of New Life Pentecostal Church in Kazakhstan's commercial capital Almaty on 25 March, the day the Church was

Summary
China agreed to help Iran building a railway which will form part of China's High Speed Silk Road Railway.
China has a winning SRR formula: dual-Usage bullet train technology and irresistible co-operation terms.
When SRR completed, freight train from China can reach

The arc of instability amid the oil rich Southern Caspian and the Middle East made the South Caucasus region another stage for geopolitical struggles. The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict is a small, but a key block of this arc. Armenia, Azerbaijan and

Ukraine’s much-touted alternative transit route to China bypassing Russia appears to be over even before began, economist Boris Shmelev told Radio Sputnik on Friday.
The Illichivsk-China pilot container train launched by Ukraine as part of the so-called New Silk Road

Astara, April 3, IRNA- Head of Astra Customs General Administration announced that 373,000 tons of non-oil products worth $155m have been exported from the customs of this province during last Iranian year (ended on March 20, 2016).
Mohammad Shahbazi told

Since writing last week about an impending drawdown in floating storage which would pressure Brent prices lower, front month Brent has fallen by -6.3% (USD -2.6/bbl). However this has had nothing to do with floating storage as the Bloomberg estimate

Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association delivers third tugboat of Project 35
Astrakhan based shipyard, the Astrakhan Shipbuilding Production Association (ASPO, part of United Shipbuilding Corporation) has delivered the third tugboat of Project 35, the Jupiter, says press center of Caspian

Lahijan
Lahijan is a Caspian sea resort in and the capital of Lahijan County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 71,871, in 21,518 families.
The resort Lahijan has both traditional and modern architecture. The

Masuleh
Masuleh is a city in and the capital of Sardar-e Jangal District, in Fuman County, Gilan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 554 individuals from 180 families.
Historical names for the city include Māsalar

By Paul Salopek
My intercontinental ramble, called the Out of Eden Walk, is a storytelling project that aims to retrace the footsteps of the first anatomically modern humans who migrated out of Africa back in the Stone Age. I am plodding

Leading maritime exhibition offers gateway to maritime and offshore opportunities in Iran
Europort has become the official and exclusive international partner of IRANIMEX, the leading maritime & offshore exhibition in Iran. The agreement brings together the brand behind the

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Azerbaijan, Iran and Russia attach great importance to the transport corridors passing through these countries, and in particular the railway networks, Azerbaijani Foreign Minister Elmar Mammadyarov said.
He made the remarks at a press conference following the trilateral meeting of the

Fishing for vital company knowledge
Large building projects are delayed by all sorts of issues — money, employees who lack the right skills, public sentiment. But sometimes it is fish spawn, or great-crested newts. The deliverer of such bad news might

Iran Dismisses Report on Building Canal Linking Caspian Sea to Persian Gulf
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iranian embassy in Russia rejected a recent report by Russia media on Tehran’s cooperation with Moscow on the construction of a major canal linking

Turkmenistan advancing on South Asian gas market
Trend:
Despite skepticism of some experts regarding the progress of construction of the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline project, which dates back to 2010, the deal started rolling.
The State Concern 'Turkmengaz',

Turkey’s Ottoman Legacy: ‘Sultan’ Erdogan Wishes to Dictate His Own Terms
After the EU-Turkey migrant deal it has become increasingly clear that given an inch the Turkish government led by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will gladly

Iran, Kazakhstan to tighten coop. on peace, stability in Central Asia
Deputy FM Rahimpour said Mon. Iran and Kazakhstan are keen on expanding cooperation on peace and stability in Central Asia, as opposed to regional meddling by certain

Iran, Kazakhstan ink power deal
Iran and Kazakhstan have signed three powerhouse building contracts worth 600 million dollars.
On the verge of Kazakh president’s visit to Tehran, the two countries sealed an agreement with Eurasia Invest Group

Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard will build two tankers of Project RST27 for CMS
In early April 2016, Krasnoye Sormovo shipyard (Nizhny Novgorod, United Shipbuilding Corporation) and Caspian Marine Services Limited (CMS) signed contracts with the assistance of MNP Group for

Iran, Kazakhstan to build joint shipping company
The Islamic Republic of Iran and Kazakhstan have agreed on the establishment of a joint shipping company.
Head of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping Lines (IRISL) Mohammad Saeidi announced the news in

Russia to build 2 tankers for Azerbaijan
Russia's Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard, a subsidiary of the United Shipbuilding Corporation, and Azerbaijan's Caspian Marine Services Ltd. signed a contract for building and delivery of two RST27 tankers, said Krasnoye Sormovo Shipyard on its

Russia, Azerbaijan agree to activate Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council
visit of Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev in Baku has led to a number of economic agreements.
"We’ve agreed that we will intensify the work of the Russian-Azerbaijani Business Council

Azerbaijan to take decisive measures towards army building
Azerbaijan has set a goal to take decisive measures towards army building in 2016.
Today, the Azerbaijani army is among the strongest armies in the world both for its material and technical equipment,

Int'l Caspian Oil&Gas Expo scheduled for June
Caspian Oil&Gas 2016, the 23rd international exhibition and conference, the largest energy sector event in the Caspian region, will take place from 1-4 June 2016 at Baku Expo Center.
As a recognised international platform

Russia still most important partner for Turkmenistan, says president
Russia remains the most important partner for Turkmenistan, Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov said during the meeting with Alexander Zhilkin, governor of Russia's Astrakhan region, in Ashgabat, the Turkmen government reported.
The president

Blurring the Lines of Kazakhstan-Russia Relations
Forecast
Kazakhstan will try to increase its independence from Russia-led alliances.
To that end, Astana will make economic and military deals with other countries and build up its domestic military capacity.

Russia: A Global Energy Powerhouse That’s Much More Than a Petro-State
Russia is not what you think. Most discussion about its energy influence has focused on oil and gas, particularly gas. Russia can be described, and is routinely described,

Master of its domains
Much is made about the importance of oil to the Russian economy, but Russia is a global energy powerhouse that’s much more than a petro-state
By Scott L Montgomery
Russia is not what you think. Most

Turkmenistan-EU joint project on energy efficiency
Turkmenistan and the European Union have launched a joint project on the implementation of strategies for sustainable development in Turkmenistan to help the country in the rational use of natural resources and energy, newspaper

Long-awaited subway stations open
Baku citizens and the guests of the Pearl of the Caspian Sea will have an access to two more subway stations in the capital, which is expected to ease the daily travelling plans.
Those, who wish to

NATO-Russia: No "business as usual"
DIPLOMACY
NATO and Russia held "frank and serious" talks despite "profound disagreements" as their ambassadors met on Wednesday for the first time since 2014, alliance chief Jens Stoltenberg said. The two sides agreed to keep communicating

Lower oil prices lead to greater cooperation on energy
The G20 nations have enjoyed the benefits arising from oil price volatility, but it’s clear that international partnerships remain a vital aspect of every nation’s energy policy
The collapse of oil

Why Iran is building up its defenses
Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif underlined the necessity of developing Iran’s defense power in an article published on Wednesday.
Nearly three years ago, the newly elected Iranian president called for

Russian naval presence in Arctic, World Ocean goes up to 100 ships
The total strength of Russia’s naval forces in the Arctic and the World Ocean currently stands at 100 combat and logistics ships, the commander-in-chief of Russia’s Navy, Admiral

Russia: Resistance Is Futile, You Will Be Reabsorbed
In mid-April an American destroyer in the Baltic was subjected to more than 30 acts of harassment by Russian Su-24 bombers. The Russian aircraft flew very low (less than a hundred meters)

Azerbaijan to reduce gas consumption thanks to wind farms in Caspian Sea
Construction of wind farms on the platforms in the Caspian Sea will save about 200,000 cubic meters of gas per year, Akim Badalov, head of the State Agency

Craze for LNG
Pricing policy of only one man, John D. Rockefeller, led to a decrease in the cost of kerosene in the US oil products' market of the late 19th century from 26 cents to eight cents per gallon

First Islamic Organisation for Food Security Summit Depend on Iran railway corridor
In many ways, the fight against global hunger has been one of the great successes of recent decades. According to the UN’s latest Food Insecurity report, the number

Building wind farm in Caspian Sea becomes cheaper
The issue about financing the project on the construction of a wind power station on the islands on Pirallahi and Chilov in the Caspian Sea can be resolved in the next month,

Singapore to assist Baku in introducing new technologies in Free Trade Zone
Baku International Sea Trade Port and Singapore’s SMRT International and Ectivise Solutions signed a memorandum of understanding on technical cooperation on April 25.
The document, which was inked by

Fairmont Baku; Mastering the art of travel in Paris
Extraordinary journey to Paris within "The Art of Travel" project of Fairmont Baku gave an opportunity to participants of the project to experience gorgeous Paris in the most exclusive way. One of

Energy: what was once a largely single-resource/two-state controlled industry has given way to other resources of significance. In turn, this has also given rise to other states as major players in the arena. Given the increased need for energy among

“Baku International Sea Trade Port” CJSC signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on technical cooperation in Singapore with SMRT International Pte Ltd and Ectivise Solutions Pte Ltd to enhance the operational effectiveness of the new Port of Baku in Azerbaijan.

Shipments from Asia to Europe can be moved three times faster through Trans-Caspian corridor
By using the Trans-Caspian corridor, shipments from Asia to Europe can be moved three times faster in comparison to the maritime route, said Azerbaijani ambassador to

Empty Gazpromises
Much of the debate concerning the Nord Stream II pipeline centres on whether the project should be seen as a commercial undertaking, or as an effort to lock in Gazprom’s dominance in Europe and deal a blow to Ukraine.
The

Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co. ., a major South Korean builder, announced on May 4 that it had meetings with officials at major Iranian contractors and won two tentative deals worth US$11.5 billion (13.29 trillion won) in Tehran on the

No Way Out
The fate of the Caspian seal may have been decided ﬁve million years ago.
The smallest earless seal on Earth, Pusa caspica, is the only mammal in the Caspian Sea. It is atop the aquatic food chain in this

Blue Water Shipping-Led JV Bags $350M Deal from Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil
Blue Water Shipping reported Wednesday that a consortium led by the firm has been awarded a contract with a value in excess of $350 million by Kazakhstan's Tengizchevroil (TCO).
For years, transport

George Koo: Notes from a Chinese American tourist in Iran
A 17-day tour of Iran does not a country expert make, but it’s certainly enough to form some meaningful impressions of a country that has been virtually blacked out from Americans’

Iran to build 50MW wind farm in Kazakhstan
Iran has signed an agreement with Kazakhstan towards building a 50-megawatt wind power plant in the west of Kazakhstan on the Caspian Sea coast within 18 months, a report said.
The agreement with

Dutch logistics company eyeing Azerbaijani market
The Dutch logistics service company Royal Wagenborg is considering the possibility of entering the Azerbaijani market, Fabio Giurato, director of the company's branch in Kazakhstan, said in an exclusive interview with Trend May 16.
Giurato

Azerbaijani investors to build trade and logistics center between Makhachkala and Kaspiysk
Head of the Republic of Dagestan of the Russian Federation Ramazan Abdulatipov posted an information on Instagram highlighting the outcomes of his visit to Baku. Recalling his meetings

Intl. rail expo, conference kick off
The 4th International Exhibition of Rail Transportation, Related Industries and Equipment of Iran, dubbed RAILEXPO 2016, and the first international conference titled “Rail-Ports and Rail-Oil” opened in Tehran on Sunday.
Representatives

Azersu OJSC explains reasons for increase of water tariffs
Azersu OJSC has commented on increase of water supply and sewerage tariffs.
Head of Azersu’s press service Anar Jabrayilli told APA-Economics that the OJSC carried out a lot of works recent times

Newly-built Khankendi vessel re-floated at Baku Shipyard
The Shah Deniz consortium is pleased to announce that the subsea construction vessel (SCV) "Khankendi" was recently re-floated into the Caspian Sea at the Baku Shipyard quay. The vessel has been specifically designed

Two Ends of Southern Gas Corridor Work Way towards Centre
Work has been done now at either end of the Southern Gas Corridor, bringing nearer a new source of gas for the European Union. While the subsea construction vessel (SCV) Khankendi

Greek Pipeline Breakthrough To Challenge Russian Gas Dominance
After years of debate, political jockeying and acrimony, a major pipeline project to bring natural gas to Southern Europe has broken ground.
The Trans-Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) will connect the Caspian Sea to European

Russia's Hyperloop Plans Are Shaping Up: "Russia Is Ready"
he new space race is heating up as private companies like SpaceX and Blue Origin increase their footprint in industries once dominated by governmental agencies. But in the race to build the

Russia’s Humanitarian Response to the Armenian Genocide
Humanitarianism and the Refugee Crisis on the Caucasus Battlefront During World War I
By Asya Darbinyan
Introduction
The front page of the June 30, 1916 issue of the Parisian newspaper “Excelsior” carried an illustration of

Russia is building network of ties with disgruntled US allies in Asia
Imperceptibly though, Russia is certainly on course to building a chain of positive relations, if not strategic alliances, in the region surrounding it.
While the West and its strong

Caspian Sea Yard to Build Persian Gulf Jack Ups
The Red Barricades shipyard in Astrakhan, Russia, has finalized a contract for the construction of five $200 million jack up rigs for Iranian firm SADID Industrial Group.
SADID and Red Barricades said that

Russia Builds 'Strategic Alliances' With US Partners in Asia
Russia is steadily building positive ties, if not to say strategic alliances, with its Asian neighbors which are discontent with Washington’s policy, an article in Asia Times read.
"While the West and its

Baku to Allow Turkmen Gas into Tanap
Azerbaijan’s energy minister Natig Aliev says Baku and Ashgabat are negotiating a deal to enable Turkmenistan to supply gas to the European Union through the Southern Gas Corridor (SGC).
“There are two pragmatic ways; first

Kazakh Delegation Attends Dialogue in Brussels, Connectivity Conference in Berlin
The Kazakh delegation took an active part in the recent events convened in Brussels, Belgium and Berlin, Germany, where it promoted better dialogue with the European Union and connectivity projects on

Kazakhstan plans to build new oil terminal
Kazakhstan plans to construct an oil terminal in its Kuryk port in the future, the Kazakh National Transport and Logistics Center told Trend May 23.
However, no timeframe of the terminal's construction was revealed.
Transshipment

Beware what you wish for: Russia is ready for war
o foreign ministers from the 28 NATO member-nations met in Brussels for a two-day summit, while mighty military power Montenegro was inducted as a new member.

Ashgabat believes Turkmen gas supplies will reach Europe
Turkmenistan has great potential for the partnership with the European Union regarding its gas supplies to Europe, said Myratgeldi Meredov, Turkmen Minister of Oil and Gas during the International Gas Congress held

Russia and NATO: The return of the Cold War model of confrontation
RD Interview: Russia’s Ambassador to NATO, Alexander Grushko, explains why we should expect a worsening trend in Russia-NATO relations as long as European security is viewed in Cold

Emirates Aquatech eyes caviar exports to EU
Abu Dhabi-based Emirates Aquatech is targeting caviar production of 35 tonnes per year as it awaits clearance from the European Union to export the prized product to Europe and increase its market share.
“The

The fascinating land of Dagestan
The Republic of Dagestan set on the Caspian Sea between the staggering Greater Caucasus mountains is a wonderland of ethnic and cultural diversity.
Dagestan surrounded by the Caucasus mountains on one

The New Great Game: the Caspian Sea
There are two aspects of the New Great Game. The first aspect is to control hydrocarbon resources around the coasts of the Caspian Sea, and second is to grasp the transit of hydrocarbon

President Ilham Aliyev attended the opening of Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition 2016
President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has attended the opening of the 23rd International Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference and the 6th

Croatian shipbuilder to build two ferry vessels for the transport of railway carriages in Caspian Sea
The Croatian shipbuilding company will build two ferry vessels for the transport of railway carriages in the Caspian Sea, according to Kazakh TV, Azertac

Russian hopes for Iran trade boom run aground at Caspian port
Trade to Iran down at Russian port after end of sanctions. The value of goods shipped from the Astrakhan region to Iran in the first four months of

SOCAR working to increase own oil, gas production
Azerbaijan's state oil company SOCAR plans to build nine infrastructural bases for drilling of 81 oil and gas wells in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea in 2016-2017 as part of

In Iran, Modi projects Vajpayee’s vision
The quantum leap for Indian diplomacy that was the Chabahar agreement, was seeded by NDA1 and nurtured by NDA2, while the two UPA administrations in between failed to make much progress
The recent agreement between

Russia to provide Iran with €2.5 billion infrastructure loan
According to the minister, the allocation of the funds depends on contracts between Russian and Iranian companies. “Not all the risk can be calculated at the development stage. Building railways is

Formula One Prepares For First Race In Azerbaijan
On June 19, the Formula One circus will travel to Baku, a city in Azerbaijan situated on the shores of the Caspian Sea. Why? Because the government is paying Bernie Ecclestone a

How China’s Silk Road Will Transform Eurasian Infrastructure
The scope of investments and further possibilities within the Chinese imitative of the New Silk Road is considered the largest in Eurasia.
The project is more than just a group of new transportation corridors

Russian and Turkmen military to jointly protect Caspian region
The defense ministers of Russia and Turkmenistan, Sergey Shoigu and Yaylym Berdiev, have established promising areas of bilateral cooperation in the military sphere and coordinated concrete steps to strengthen Turkmenistan’s

Iran at the Crossroads of The Eurasian Land-Bridge
May 27—With the recent historic visit to Tehran of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, for the first time in nearly 40 years, Iran has the opportunity to resume

Georgia Plans for Energy Overhaul
Georgia is looking to win formal approval to join Europe's Energy community this October, making the country a more competitive location and partner for energy projects, the Georgian government said June 9.
In a wide-ranging presentation, which

In Iran, Modi projects Vajpayee’s vision
The recent agreement between Iran, Afghanistan and India to build the Chabahar port on the Iranian coast and link it with the existing rail and road network and related industrial corridor into

Kazakhstan Enlisting European Tech To Build Caspian Navy
Kazakhstan is teaming up with German, Turkish, and Spanish firms to boost its Caspian naval forces, the Ministry of Defense has announced.
The MoD signed a memorandum of intent with the German

Shifting Conflict and Security Dynamics in the Caucasus: The Role of Regional Powers
By Neil J Melvin, Ekaterina Klimenko for Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)
As Neil Melvin and Ekaterina Klimenko see it, the problem of Nagorno-Karabakh is arguably

Russia to Build 2 More Energy Blocks at Iran’s Bushehr Power Plant
The head of Russia’s Rosatom confirmed that the nuclear energy corporation plans to set up two additional energy blocks at Iran’s southern Bushehr nuclear power plant this

Port Of Call
The Chabahar port in Iran will help India get direct access to Central Asian markets. For India Inc, it is a huge business opportunity.
On September 1, 2014, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on his maiden visit

Caspian Overview: Azerbaijan Talks with Gazprom
Azerbaijan’s energy monpoly Socar produced 5.4% less gas in the first five months of the year than in the same period of 2015. Output stood at 2.65bn m3, according to Socar’s latest figures, of

‘Iran next to join emerging power SCO’
Iran is next to join the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which will officially have India and Pakistan on its roster next week, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev has said.
Leaders of the regional security group,

Iran, Azerbaijan discuss cultural ties
The Republic of Azerbaijan’s Ambassador to Iran Bunyad Huseynov met Iran’s Minister of Culture Ali Jannati to discuss bilateral issues of concern.
There are several cultural points that the two countries share, such as the poems

SOCAR’s Turkish Partner Wins Massive No-Bid Construction Projects
Azerbaijan's state-owned energy company, SOCAR, likes Turkey’s Tekfen Construction and Installation building company so much, it tried to buy into it in 2008.
But that move was blocked by the global financial crisis that

DP World considers further Kazakhstan investment in Silk Road push
DP World continued its search for investment opportunities along the China-Europe Silk Road with a meeting between the company’s chairman Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem and President of

Commander: Iranian Navy to unveil new destroyers, submarines this year
Iranian Navy Commander Rear Admiral Habibollah Sayyari announced plans to unveil new destroyers and submarines in the current Iranian year (started on March 20).
"We hope to unveil

India and SCO
India Has More Hoops to Jump for SCO Membership
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Where additional volumes of newly discovered Turkmen gas head for?
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From Tatarstan to Persia and back: how descendants of a Tatar Sheikh turned out in Iran
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A descendant of an ancient dynasty of

Azerbaijan to build biggest wind power station of Caspian basin
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Russia to Sign 4-Year Service Contract for Iran's Bushehr NPP This Year
Russia’s Rusatom Service expects to sign Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant four-year contract by the end of 2016.
Russia’s Rusatom Service, a subsidiary of the Rosatom atomic energy

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. Russian state-governed company Rosneft can begin supplying petrol and diesel fuel to Iran through the territory of Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Vano Nakaidze, CEO of Petrocas Energy Group (Rosneft: 49%) informs that by this time Petrocas plans to build a

The Kremlin has successfully made itself the most powerful party to this war. The best the White House can do now is to make them own it.
Earlier this month, 51 mid-level officers at the U.S. State Department wrote a

Turkish PM Binali Yildirim says legal proceedings are under way against individual allegedly responsible for killing Russian pilot
Turkey will not pay compensation to Russia over the downing of a fighter jet last year and has only expressed regret over the

Iran will import gas worth $30bn from Turkmenistan over the next ten years in exchange for engineering goods and services of the same value.
Oil ministry representative Mohammad Taqi Amanpour said June 27 that the two countries had finalized $2.5bn of

Azerbaijan’s State energy company SOCAR has not received any official request from Petrocas, which is partially owned by Russian oil giant Rosneft, over its plans to send minimum 1 million tons of gasoline Iran via Azerbaijan and Georgia.
A source at

SOCAR’s Azneft production unit is planning to develop SCADA (supervisory control and data acquisition) system to create virtual form of the oil and gas fields of the country, SOCAR reported.
SCADA system will allow visualization of oil and gas fields operations,

Norwegian provider of marine seismic technology for the oil and gas industry, inApril, signed a Letter of Intent (LOI) with Kazakhstan’s Geo Energy Group (GEG) for its first seabed seismic system.
inApril said on Thursday that the LOI is for an agreement

Indian expert: Iran can play important role in economic stabilization of Afghanistan, SCO states
A prominent Indian expert of Afghanistan and the Central Asian affairs believes that Iran can play an important role in the economic stabilization of not only

LONDON (Reuters) - U.S. oil major Exxon Mobil and Britain's BP are at loggerheads over a giant oil production deal with Azerbaijan, blocking renewal of what was once called "the contract of the century", three high-level industry sources told Reuters.
BP,

Iranian Commercial Attaché to Ashgabat deemed direct banking relations and facilitated visa issuance as two means of boosting trade ties with the Central Asian country.
Rahmatollah Khormali said “facilitating commuting between countries as well as banking relations

While the Cold War-era Soviet Navy built a massive surface fleet to challenge the dominance of the U.S. Navy on the open ocean, that once mighty armada has all but disappeared. Much of the former Soviet Navy has been scrapped,

Saipem and Topaz secure Caspian contracts
Vessel owners have secured a series of contracts and charters to support offshore projects in Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. A Saipem-led consortium received another contract from BP for the Shah Deniz Stage 2 project. Saipem will

Why Iran Plays a Key Role in China's New Silk Road Project
Iran's geostrategic location has made it the key link in China's New Silk Road to Europe, while the Middle East has become one of Beijing's geopolitical

Ashgabat is Turkmenistan’s white marble city of love
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Energy: EU invests 263 million Euro in energy infrastructure
EU Member States agreed on a Commission proposal to invest €263 million in key trans-European energy infrastructure projects.
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Seeking the Prophet: On a spiritual quest through Iran
Two years ago, when I travelled the Silk Route from China to Georgia, we paused at Azerbaijan. The city of Baku took me by surprise. It blended modern Dubai with an ancient

railroad from Russia to Iran
The ambitious North-South Transport Corridor can allow us easy access to a vast region, boosting trade and diplomacy
The commencement of operations on the International North-South Transport Corridor project — connecting Bandar Abbas

Pro-Government Forces Advance in Syria Amid Talk of U.S.-Russia Cooperation
In Moscow on Friday, Secretary of State John Kerry and Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov of Russia laid bunches of flowers in memory of the victims of the

Caspian Energy Grid – London Launch
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The beginning of a Russian-Iranian alliance
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What to Make of Erdogan's Proposal for a 'Turkish-Iranian-Russian Alliance'
In a telephone conversation with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan expressed his willingness to cooperate closely with Iran and Russia

Taban Air launches Tehran-Astrakhan direct flight
Taban Air CEO has announced the operation of a new flight path between Tehran and Russia’s Astrakhan.
Founder and CEO of Taban Air Airline Company Asghar Abdollahpour made the announcement saying

Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Turkish Leaders to Meet for Gas Talks
A high-level meeting reportedly set to take place later this year in Turkmenistan could put talk of building a natural gas pipeline across the Caspian Sea back on the agenda.
The

Tengiz Future Growth Project-Wellhead Pressure Management Project, Kazakhstan
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Georgia and Turkey look to build HPP on river Mtkvari
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Militarization of the Caspian Sea: A Zero-Sum Game?
On July 13, in the capital city of Astana, Kazakhstan hosted a meeting of the foreign ministers of the five Caspian littoral states. The officials gathered to discuss a draft convention on

Russia forms brand-new task force to counter NATO buildup in Eastern Europe
Moscow has been forming a force to counterbalance NATO’s massive military buildup along Russia’s borders in Europe, which will operate along its western and southern

Iran, China to explore new areas of cooperation despite challenges
China and Iran are set to expand their relations into areas that were previously blocked due to Western sanctions.
While Iran is wooing China into buying its oil and gas, China sees

Envoy Highlights Iran-Azerbaijan’s Growing Cooperation in Road, Rail Transport
Iran’s ambassador to Azerbaijan hailed the two countries’ close cooperation in the area of road and rail transport, saying that the Azeri government plans to exempt Iranian trucks from paying

Russian industrial giant seals deal with Iran
Russia’s Technopromexport has become the country’s first enterprise to win a major industrial deal from Iran after the removal of the sanctions against the country.
Technopromexport, part of Russia's

Russia lands first major deal with Iran post sanctions - report
Russian state company Rostec has reached a €1 billion deal with Iran to build a 1.4 gigawatt power station, Kommersant daily reports. Rostec is the first

The Russian Caucasus They Don’t Show You in the News
A region so rich in unique cultures that it could even be called “a country within a country,” home to Russia’s most conservative Islamic communities, and an area where

Russians to build 1.4 GW coal plant in Iran
Tekhnopromexport, part of Russia's state industrial conglomerate Rostec, has become the first Russian company to win a large, firm contract with Iran after the end of Western sanctions

Leaders of Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan to discuss North-South transport project on August 8
The project will be a great contribution to developing inter-regional cooperation, says the Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry
The presidents of Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran - Vladimir Putin, Ilham Aliev

Russia and Iran negotiate starting construction of Bushehr NPP second stage
Russia and Iran held talks on the start of construction of the second stage of the Bushehr Nuclear Power Plant, Rosatom said on Thursday.
According to Rosatom, Deputy Director General of

Iran in talks with ‘Roscosmos’ for satellite building
ICT Minister Vaezi said Iran is currently negotiating with Russia’s State Corporation for Space Activities ‘Roscosmos’ to reach the right deal for construction and launch of a national remote-sensing satellite.
Mahmoud Vaezi,

Russia, Iran Consider Rail Link to Snag Share of Suez Traffic
Russia and Iran agreed to strengthen transport connections, including a potential railway link through Azerbaijan that would aim to grab a share of the

Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan Plan to Boost Trade Via Major Transport Project
The International North–South Transport Corridor (NSTC) is expected to become the key topic on the agenda of a summit involving Russian President Vladimir Putin, his

Baku Summit to Enrich Persian Gulf With Caspian Sea Resources
Leaders of Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan met in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku to intensify their cooperation in the energy field. Political expert Sajjad Tayeri said

Shipyard in south Russia to lay out first cruise liner in post-Soviet time
The construction of the cruise liner is expected to be completed in 2019. The vessel was ordered by the Moscow River Shipping Company
The Lotos shipyard in

Russian shipyard to cooperate with Azerbaijan
Russian shipyard Red Sormovo, which is a member of a group of companies "Sea and oil & gas projects" (MNP group), intends to expand partnership with Azerbaijan.
Representatives of the MNP group management took part in

Iran and Russia: The emergence of a new connectivity alliance
Iran, Russia and Azerbaijan’s trilateral summit to further strengthen cooperation in economy, energy and transport fields will be a step in the right direction to enhance connectivity,

Iran, Armenia to boost electricity exchange
An official has announced that Iran-Armenia electricity exchange volume will become trebled upon completion of the third transmission line.
Vice President of Iran Power & Water Industries Equipment & Services Export

Iran's 'New' Karrar Tank: "One of the Most Advanced Tanks in the World"?
In March, Brig. Gen. Hossein Dehghan — Iran’s defense minister — claimed that a new, unseen Iranian tank called the Karrar “is one of the

Iran Now Eyeing Sukhoi Jets After Success With Russian S-300s
Iran feels safe with the S-300 air defense systems and its own analogue, the Bavar 373, and is now mulling the purchase of Sukhoi jets from Russia for its air force,

Socar Joins New Adriatic Pipe Project
Four western Balkans nations signed a memorandum of understanding with Azerbaijan state Socar on co-operation on building the Ionian Adriatic pipeline (IAP) on the sidelines of a Dubrovnik forum 25-26 August.
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Militarisation from Asia-Pacific to MENA
Today, the top of priority US foreign policy is the challenge of Chinese phenomenal rise in economics, trade, science, technology, military, paramilitary, cultural and geopolitical strength.
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China, Kazakhstan eye implementation of joint projects
China and Kazakhstan, the two strategic partners, are planning to implement some 51 joint projects in different spheres of Kazakhstan’s economy, Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev announced about this following his working visit to

The rapprochement between Russia and Turkey keeps Europe dependent on Russian natural gas
After Russian-Turkish relationship aggravation and TurkStream idea termination Europe started to look for alternative solutions for getting natural gas. American liquid natural gas by tankers and the

Russia Backs OPEC Deal With Wild Card for Iran’s Output
The latest chapter in the oil production freeze chatter saw Russia and Saudi Arabia issuing remarks about a possible deal, but while the Saudi foreign minister said that positions

Eurasian security: from Baku to Moscow and beyond
A series of meetings in August between the leaders of the most influential states in the South Caucasus could have broad implications for the entire region.
On Aug. 8, Russian President Vladimir

6 reasons to visit culturally-rich Iran
While Iran often finds itself in the headlines for all the wrong reasons, intrepid globetrotters consistently sing the country’s praises, calling it a surprisingly welcoming destination with plenty of untouched treasures to discover.
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Azeri Minister: We share same ideas with EU as to diversification of gas exports to Europe - INTERVIEW
Azerbaijani energy minister Natig Aliyev’s interview to APA
- Realization of the Southern Gas Corridor project coincided with the period of cheap oil. The

Iran, Russia Lay Foundation Stone of Bushehr 2 Nuclear Power Plant
The first stone of the second nuclear reactor of Iran’s Bushehr nuclear power plant was laid on Saturday, marking the start of the launch of the Iran-Russia Bushehr 2 project.

NICO, Total to sign oil swap contract
Iran’s Naftiran Intertrade Company Sàrl (NICO) and France’s Total S.A. Company have agreed on sealing an oil swap deal.
Naftiran Intertrade Company Sàrl (NICO), a Swiss-based subsidiary of the National

Turkmenistan opens $2.3 billion bird-shaped international air terminal
Turkmenistan opened a $2.3 billion air terminal at Ashgabat International Airport on Saturday as part of its bid to become an international transport hub and offset a plunge in traditional revenues from gas

Turkish company to build major new port in Turkmenistan
Turkish construction company GAP, owned by the Çalık Group, will build a port in the city of Turkmenbashi on Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea coast over four years, Hurriyet reported.
The

New Turkmen Caspian seaport to be ready by 2017
Head of the Turkish Calik Holding Ahmet Calik at a meeting with Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov told about the process of construction of an international sea port in Turkmenbashi city, said

Approximately 44pct of pipes needed to build Albanian section of TAP delivered
“Up to now, approximately 44% of the 13,000 line pipes needed to build the 215km Albanian section of TAP have been delivered,” said Lisa Givert, Head of Communications

Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran are meeting to discuss oil this week – and this is why it matters
If you have low expectations you won’t be disappointed – not a bad way to approach life, as well as economics.

Iran, Russia to build 4 thermal power plants
Iran and Russia authorities have emphasized implementation of the Green Corridor customs and the need to finalize the contract for construction of four thermal power plants.
Iran's Ambassador to

Turkey, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan aim to increase connectivity
Turkey needs to preserve the existing business volumes in established markets like Russia and the Middle East and expand in markets that offer relatively safer business environments such as Turkmenistan, Kazakhstan, and

FAO stresses criticality of marine cage culture for Iran
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is conducting a four-day technical workshop on Marine Cage Culture in Tehran thought which the Organization will lend its

Seismic hazard in Baku to be assessed
An intensive civil and industrial construction, a rapid growth of population, land and water instabilities and the lack of public awareness regarding seismic hazard contribute to growing vulnerability of the Baku city to

Russia requests Japan’s cooperation on farm exports and energy
Russia has requested Japan’s support for agricultural exports and energy development as part of intensifying negotiations on bilateral economic cooperation ahead of President Vladimir Putin’s talks with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in

Baku, Fineko/abc.az. The VII Azerbaijan-Russia Interregional Forum has become a platform for a range of political declarations.
So, Ramazan Abdulatipov, the President of Dagestan, has stated at the forum that the parties have time to rise from

During his trip to the Astrakhan Region, RF President Vladimir Putin launched, via videoconference, commercial operation at the Vladimir Filanovsky oil field off the Caspian Sea shelf, says Kremlin.
“This is a serious, significant step in developing Russia's

IIKSS- The place was literally and figuratively a crossroads. It wasn’t just the point where north-south highways and rail lines met their east-west compliments but the turning point of an entire nation going in a new direction. Extending

IIKSS- The Aktau seaport and the new Kuryk ferry port must concentrate 35 percent of all traffic on the Caspian Sea, Minister for Investment and Development Zhenis Kassymbek said during a Nov. 1 government meeting on developing the

IIKSS- Russian President Vladimir Putin delivers a speech during celebrations for Navy Day as it rains in Baltiysk Thomson Reuters
In the November issue of the US Naval Institute's Proceedings magazine, Commander Daniel Thomassen of the Royal

IIKSS- Together with centuries of European music and literary works, the legendary Volga is celebrated in the song of the Volga boatmen.
Europe's longest river, the Volga remains a big influence in Russian history. It is a region

IIKSS- Russian President Vladimir Putin has become one of the first global leaders to congratulate Trump with the victory, expressing hope that the two countries will continue collaborative work on international issues.
Japan's Prime Minister Abe congratulated

IIKSS - The long-awaited U.S. presidential election has come to an end, with Donald Trump successfully pulling off an upset win. While the United States remains the most influential country on Earth, the results from November 8, 2016

IIKSS - HE Ilham Aliyev, President of Azerbaijan received HE Majid Saif Al Ghurair, Chairman, Dubai Chamber of Commerce and Industry, on the side-lines of his visit to the Chamber’s International Office-hosted annual networking reception held in Baku

IIKSS - During the session of the cabinet of Ministers on November 18, President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov highlighted that development of mutually beneficial partnership with neighbouring countries including with Caspian states is one of the priority directions of foreign

IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov received First Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Rustam Azimov, who arrived in Ashgabat to take part in the Global Conference for Sustainable Transport System.
Expressing gratitude for

IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon took part in the opening ceremony of new building of the UN mission in Ashgabat.
There are members of the Government, heads of international

IIKSS - Speaking during the opening ceremony of Atamurat-Ymamnazar-Akina railway - the first link of the Asian transnational transport corridor, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and President of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Mojhammad Ashraf Ghani underlined the

IIKSS - Iran and Turkmenistan intend to boost their ties and level of cooperation in various fields of economy, including energy, transport, and trade.
Turkmen Foreign Minister Rashid Meredov held talks with Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran Ebrahim

IIKSS - A group of specialists have conducted an environmental monitoring on the underlying platform, built for an artificial island southeast of the Caspian Sea, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.
"The island is rapidly overgrown with saline grasses,

IIKSS - President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov held extended session of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan where outcomes of the government activity and work of branches were summed up for the past 11 months of the year.
The

IIKSS - 13 years have passed since Azerbaijan's national leader Heydar Aliyev died.
Heydar Aliyev is a personality who created history. Today the Azerbaijani people commemorate the Great Leader and numerous events are organized in all regions of

IIKSS - Active work is underway in Turkmenistan on the development and research of new directions in the gas and chemical industry, according to the report by Chairman of the Turkmengaz State Concern Ashirguli Begliyev read at the

IIKSS - Turkmenistan’s economic growth has slowed down as a result of external factors, although domestic non-hydrocarbon growth has been supported by credit and structural policies in support of diversification, Mr. Martin Sommer, head of an International Monetary

IIKSS - Germany-based engineering company Siemens has offered a credit facility of around $2.5 billion on the supply of compressors for Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, a vital development in efforts to press ahead with the project at a

IIKSS - The importance of Southern Gas Corridor project, initiated by Azerbaijan and initially envisaging the Caspian gas supplies to Europe today is not realized only by people who are not well-informed and have no interest in the

IIKSS - Kazakhstan and Israel are planning to jointly enter China’s food market. At the Kazakh-Israeli business forum in Astana, the memorandum was signed on construction of a joint venture for the processing of poultry meat, products which

IIKSS - A two-day seminar under the project “Supporting climate resilient livelihoods in agricultural communities in drought-prone areas of Turkmenistan” implemented by the State Committee on Environment Protection and Land Resources of Turkmenistan jointly with the United Nations

IIKSS - Turkmenistan commissioned 202 facilities with a total worth of over $5 billion in 2016, the Neutral Turkmenistan newspaper reported.
They include the Ashgabat International Airport, the first phase of the Asian International Railway Corridor (Turkmenistan-Afghanistan), a

IIKSS - The contractor to design and build the facility will be announced on the outcomes of the international tender on February 7, 2017.
Chemical industry is one of the most rapidly developing sectors of the national economy

IIKSS - Russian President Vladimir Putin has sent congratulations to leaders of a number of post-Soviet countries on the occasion of the New Year and the forthcoming Eastern Orthodox Christmas, which is observed on January 7.
The Kremlin

IIKSS - The State Oil Fund of Azerbaijan (SOFAZ) is interested in the acquisition of high-quality real estate assets in European, Asia-Pacific and the US markets, SOFAZ Executive Director Shahmar Movsumov said in an exclusive interview with Trend.

IIKSS - Ninety percent of the work has been completed at the polyethylene and polypropylene production complex, which is being built in Turkmenistan’s Balkan region, the Neutral Turkmen newspaper reported.
A reservoir park for water, hydrocarbon storage tanks,

IIKSS - The Ministry of Economy and Development of Turkmenistan has announced privatization auction for 34 government-owned companies, the state news agency said.
The auction will be held on January 31, 2017.
Theses companies are located in different

IIKSS - Kazakhstan's Ambassador to the United States, Kairat Umarov, quietly affirms (without boasting) that 'We expect our next 25 years of independence to be better than our first 25 years.' Asked to elaborate, he simply, and correctly,

IIKSS - President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov has decreed to appoint Maksat Babayev as the chairman of the Turkmengas State Concern.
Babayev previously served as the deputy chairman in Turkmengas.
Turkmenistan is currently eyeing to construct a pipeline

IIKSS - Ashgabat hosted an extended meeting of the Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan, where President Gurbanguly Berdymuhamedov gave a keynote address, summarizing 2016 and outlining the prospects for 2017.
As has been noted by the Head of

IIKSS - The railroads of Iran and Azerbaijan will be connected in a month, according to Minister of Communications and Information Technology Mahmoud Vaezi.
The two country’s rail networks will be linked via a 10-km route connecting the

IIKSS - Turkmenistan says there is a plan to build a power transmission line along the Turkmenistan-Afghanistan-Pakistan-India (TAPI) gas pipeline, which is being constructed since December 2015, reports Trend.
“In addition to providing electricity to all the infrastructure

IIKSS - With all the expectations that Russian businesses had about Iran after the lifting of American sanctions, the 60% growth in Russia-Iran trade from $1.2 billion in 2015 to almost $2 billion in 2016 can hardly be

IIKSS- Azerbaijan’s Minister of Economy Shahin Mustafayev entered Ardebil Province in northwest Iran on Wednesday to take part in a business forum.
Heading a 50-member economic delegation, the minister discussed ways of expanding transactions with Iran, particularly in

IIKSS- Last week, Russia and Iran launched the construction of the Sirik 1.4-gigawatt thermal nuclear plan in the city of Bandar Abbas in southern Iran. The opening ceremony was attended by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak.
In mid-December

IIKSS- Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov stressed the importance of developing the trade and economic relations with Iran for the strengthening of mutually beneficial partnership.
Berdimuhamedov said about this in his message to participants of the specialized exhibition of Iran, which

IIKSS- Russia's Air Force and special op's units were part of the operation to liberate the iconic Syrian city of Palmyra from Islamic State terrorists earlier this week, Col. Gen. Andrey Kartapolov, commander of the Russian forces in

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS- The recent visit of Azerbaijani president to Tehran as well as signing of several important documents showed an eternal friendship between the two neighboring countries.
President Ilham Aliyev paid a one-day official visit to Iran on March

IIKSS-The International Ocean Institute (IOI) with the support of Turkmenistan’s Foreign Ministry and the State Enterprise on Caspian Sea Issues under the President of Turkmenistan is holding a seminar in Avaza, titled “Caspian Sea – sustainable development and

IIKSS- Iran is to open the largest port in the Caspian Sea within a year, and the future port is going to be a direct competitor of the Baku International Sea Trade Port.
Azerbaijan Caspian Shipping Company reports

IIKSS- Russia is a natural land bridge. The country stretches from the farthest fringes of the east to the brink of the west; it spans across nearly the entirety of the Eurasian landmass, from the Bering Sea to

IIKSS- Baku 2017 Islamic Solidarity Games has announced the route of the Journey from the Caspian, which will start with a ceremony at the Stone Chronical Museum in Baku on April 5, before visiting 15 locations across Azerbaijan

IIKSS- Over the recent years, the Caspian Sea Basin of Russia has been showing a downward cargo transshipment trend while the throughput of other basins is permanently growing. The weakness of transcaspian logistics is in its customs administration,

IIKSS- The European Commission has said that energy laws should apply to offshore as well as onshore parts of Russia's new gas pipeline, Nord Stream 2 .
Maros Sefcovic, the EU energy commissioner, told a group of reporters

IIKSS- Relations between Azerbaijan and Georgia are perfect, said Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili, who is on a visit in Azerbaijan, in his interview with Trend.
“We have total understanding and respect of each other. At the same time,

IIKSS- Azerbaijan’s ambitious Southern Gas Corridor project has the potential to further estrange EU-Moscow ties and trigger energy price wars.
A white metal building protruded upwards in a large empty field along the coast of the Caspian Sea

IIKSS- The largest Russian project in Iran is the nuclear power plant in Bushehr. This is a unique building which has no analogues elsewhere in the world.
The construction of the station was started in 1974 by the

IIKSS- Baku is a city of extremely sharp contrasts. Every step taken out the front door guaranteed to be an adventure.
Wonderful parks and alleys, wide avenues, majestic and modern buildings, squares and bridges are today the essential

IIKSS- Iran regards tourism a fertile source of generating wealth, seeking to make the best use of positive atmosphere created in the wake of the 2015 landmark nuclear deal, known as the JCPOA. Based on official figures compiled

Thirsty Treasury of the Republic of Kazakhstan (budget fluctuations in the Republic of Kazakhstan and their political effects)
International institute of khazar sea studies (IIKSS) – Kazakhstan after the collapse of the Soviet Union was among the

Russia appears to be taking a long-haul approach to economic relations with Iran, one based on patience and building a solid base for cooperation.
When Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif visited Moscow on May 14,

The military balance between Azerbaijan and Armenia has significantly shifted in Baku’s favor, Azerbaijani defense minister, Colonel-General Zakir Hasanov said.
He made the remarks in anticipation of centenary of the creation of the Azerbaijani Armed Forces to be celebrated

Unilateral steps to disrupt major international agreements indicate clear evidence of efforts aimed at undermining international law, Russia’s Security Council secretary said at a Friday meeting with top representatives of BRICS countries overseeing security issues.
“Member-states of BRICS

Turkmenistan needs to cooperate with Azerbaijan and Turkey to enter the gas market in Europe, expert on Central Asia, Bruce Pannier, stated last week.
On June 22, the Russian legal information portal published the full

A milestone in EU-Azerbaijan relations was reached in Brussels yesterday (11 July), with the end of negotiations of the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership Priorities in the presence of President of the European Council, Donald Tusk, and the President of Azerbaijan, Ilham

high-level representatives from Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation and Turkmenistan signed the Environment Impact Assessment Protocol under the Tehran Convention during an extraordinary Conference of the Parties on Friday in Moscow, Russia.
The protocol will enter into force

Numerous contracts signed during the visit of Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to France are another victory of the foreign economic policy of the country's leadership, member of the parliamentary committee on economic policy, industry and entrepreneurship, MP Rufat Guliyev

Over the past several years, the share of local agricultural products in export has significantly increased. Azerbaijan exports its fruits and vegetables to Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Poland, Georgia, as well as some European counties such as Italy and Germany.

The principle of non-presence of armed forces not belonging to the five Caspian countries is one of the agreed provisions of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea, which is expected to be signed at a

Azerbaijan and Belarus have a strong potential for expanding economic cooperation in the production sector, Belarusian expert Yuri Shevtsov told Trend, noting that Azerbaijan is one of the most reliable economic partners of Belarus in the region.
In particular,

United Nations Special Envoy Staffan de Mistura has invited Iran, Russia and Turkey to talks due to be held in Geneva next month on forming Syria's Constitutional Committee, a UN spokeswoman says.
"Special Envoy de Mistura continues his consultation

With the outlines of its six idle cranes obscured by thick fog and pouring rain, Kazakhstan's Caspian seaport Aktau seems an unlikely stop on China's much-hyped new silk road.
But the sleepy port, which has been badly hit in

Russia does not plan to lay trunk pipelines along the bottom of the Caspian Sea, the Russian Foreign Ministry's ambassador-at-large Igor Bratchikov, Sputnik reports.
"Actually, Russia and other littoral countries have already laid thousands of kilometers of pipes of different purposes

A new oil refinery plant will be built in Kazakhstan.
A land area of ​​100 hectares in Zhanaarkinsky district of the Karaganda region has already been allocated for the construction, the press service of regional administrative office said, Kazinform

Russia has started delivering S-300 surface-to-air missile systems to Syrian forces, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said.
Lavrov told a news conference at the United Nations (UN) on Friday that "the delivery started already" after a decision

Turkish shipyard Dearsan plans to build four warships jointly with the Azerbaijani Navy, Servet Bilgin, the shipyard’s manager for offshore projects, told Trend Sept. 29.
He said that in this regard, negotiations were held with the Azerbaijani government, and

The Trump administration's sanctions policy has brought Russia and Iran closer together in the field of energy cooperation, Iranian Deputy Minister of Oil Hamid-Reza Araghi told Sputnik. Given the growing demand for environmentally friendly fuel, Russian-Iranian gas

Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov and his Uzbek counterpart Shavkat Mirziyoyev in a phone conversation noted solid potential for building up interaction in the economy, the Turkmen government said in a message.
The sides stressed that the two neighboring countries

India, Iran and Russia will meet next month to discuss the operation of a 7,200 km trade and transport corridor that presents a cheaper and shorter alternative to the traditional route through the Suez Canal.

Dr. Maysam Araee Daronkola, the director of the International Institute of Khazar Sea Studies (IIKSS) in an interview with The Iran-newspaper: we criticize the issue of minus 28.0 (-28.0) in determining the Base Line in Caspian Sea

Iran says OPEC players frustrated with Saudis, Russia
Iran says Qatar’s decision to quit the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) shows the frustration of small producers at the dominant role of a Saudi and Russia-led panel

Azerbaijan has continued its successful foreign policy under President Ilham Aliyev`s leadership this year too, reads an article headlined "Strategic diplomacy pursued by President Ilham Aliyev and achievements of our foreign policy" by head of the Department of Foreign

December 31 is the day of the universal unity of the Azerbaijani nation. This holiday plays an important role in establishing contacts with Azerbaijanis living in different countries, building solidarity among them. Celebrating Solidarity Day of World Azerbaijanis has become

In 2018, Azerbaijan imported more than 1 million tons of wheat worth $ 205.967.
According to the State Customs Committee, the imports decreased by 193,528 tons or 15.2 percent in annual comparison, the cost - by $ 21,200 or

Russian economic influence in the Central Asia has rebounded over the past six months. A focal point in Russia’s advances in the region is Turkmenistan and the economic woes the country is experiencing.

Turkmenistan is one of the strategic partners of Belarus, Trend reports referring to the interview of the TV channel "Turkmenistan" with the Ambassador of Belarus Oleg Tabanyukhov.
The envoy noted that January marks some significant dates: the 26th anniversary

Azerbaijan may be synonymous with oil and its booming natural gas industry, but home decorators and interior designers will soon have something to remember it for, too. Starting next year furniture manufacturers in

Water transfer from the Caspian Sea in northern Iran to the drought-stricken central provinces brings heavy economic burden to the country, regardless of posing probable damages to the environment, former deputy Department of Environment (DOE) chief has said.

Kazakhstan increased oil, gas and gas condensate production by 6.4 percent in January-May 2018 compared to the same period
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About IIKSS

international institute of khazar(caspian) sea studies(IIKSS), is an iranian NGO that founded by some researcher. this institution works on various field about caspian sea, such as legal, political, environmental, economic and historical context.